Sir Fallsalot

In the late 80's we were at the Shepton Mallet bike show and one of the girls with us was joking about entering the wet T shirt competition, all her friends egged her on to do it so she entered but didn't win and what a lovely pair of tits she had LOL Then all her so called friends turned on her calling her a slag i couldn't believe how bitchy women could be, anyway ever since then the girl who entered the wet T shirt completion has been know as Shepton Mallet Sian

As i'm getting older i'm starting to feel the same way but not ready to give it all up just yet.

Not an investment bike just a bike i regretted selling in the 90's so bought another to use and maybe to rebuild in retirement to keep me busy if i cant do anything else or if i was offered a stupid price for it, it would go tomorrow LOL

No i find it a great bike and remember that every time i ride it, Only three things i could criticize about it is the seat height, the seat itself is a bit uncomfortable and it's a noisy bike as in wind noise. The only reason i would move it on is because i just don't have a use for that type of bike if i'm not going to the motorcycle rally's with the wife or riding any long distances as i get all i need from the trail bikes. The old Africa Twin i have been keeping to do a nut and bolt restore on if i ever retire but that will remain to be seen lol

We used to have some great bike shows in the past and i have fond memories of them but all gone now, Motorcycle rally's are different to bike shows now as they don't usually have a bike show anymore or a wet T shirt competition LOL. The show that Pete went to the other week wouldn't be called a rally here. Rally's here usually involve camping, live bands drinking and much merriment of like minded people who ride bikes. I didn't attend many this year and if it's the same next year i may well get rid of the CRF1000 as i have no use for it in fact i think i put it on the road this year to attend one rally with the wife.

Have you ever had a look at the TET route in your area, the off road sections vary in difficulty from easy gravel tracks to trials bike terrain might be sections of it that will interest to you

I like kippers for breakfast but the wife hates me having them because they stink the house out LOL

There are cheaper ones Clive which me and the wife look out for but if you go to ones on the scale of the NEC like the Farmyard party or Yorkshire pudding rally it's £35 to £50 they are more like festivals for bikers than bike shows.

It is compared to the 1970's yes but most motorcycle rallies here are £30 for the weekend and you don't get an indoor show in fact the Dragon rally next year is £35 for one night EDIT sorry the dragon is £30 it is 35 euro's they list the price in euro's as well because a lot attend from Europe

Their not ripping the real bikers off Clive only the wannabe ones, cos if you go on a bike its free to park

I had a different version of that it was great but packed in on me after a few years. The battery said it was fully charged but it wasn't and wouldn't take anymore charging, a friend had the same one as me and that's still going so it's a bit hit and miss i think. I should get another for when i'm out on the XR as that doesn't have a battery to run my other pump when the engine isn't running

No need to the wife took care of that before she went out this morning

I'm not that bored LOL

Really bored today so decided to waste some time on the lathe, i wanted to make some kind of funnel for topping up the two stroke reservoir on the Beta because when your finished pouring you always get a glug as you take the bottle away and it spills all over the place i could use a normal shop bought funnel but wheres the fun in that LOL. This is it made out of some Nylon screen guides i brought home from work And this is it in use because its a snug fit it doesn't need holding and the end of it doesn't dip into the oil in the reservoir now what else can i do today LOL

I used to tell that joke a different way but it was slightly racist LOL

I'm also bored LOL

I'm using my Xtreme card today as it's blowing a hoolie and pissing down

Cool

Last time i went to the NEC was when the Africa twin was reintroduced so probably about 10 years ago for me as well and i only went there to see that but there was a lot there that interested me

Had another good run on the Beta today it was a 75 mile loop local to where i live, Last night there were eight riding but this morning two played their Xtreme cards and backed out because the ground was too wet another retired after twisting his knee on the first lane, we had only ridden a quarter of a mile from the start point LOL. So that left five of us all with similar bikes and skill level, it was very wet muddy and slippery with deep water in places the perfect conditions for interesting trail riding. We did have a few showers of rain but nothing torrential like we have been having, On the hill tops it was misty with strong gusts of wind making riding the ruts harder to stay upright than it normally is. There were no other incidents on the ride and everyone managed to stay upright all day but i did witness a few close ones much to my amusement. The ride was flowing nicely all day so no time for photos i will have to see if anyone else on the ride took any. The seat was still comfy and i arrived home with no monkey butt i'm still impressed with it but keep thinking of how comfy the standard height one must be and can see me changing it for one in the future. I hosed the bike off on the way home ready to change the oil. All ready for the next outing now.

Not sure my tape is only 8m long and it was higher than that LOL

I was up in the crane basket yesterday now that was high yet didn't feel as scary as the Mewp even though it was swinging like a pendulum

All done as soon as i started getting stuff ready in the garage i had the calling LOL

Waiting for my morning constitutional so i can get ready to go out, usually turns up after i put all my bike gear on though LOL

don't you know what that is